Hassan-James Abbas was a surgical resident in Ohio. He forced abortion pills into his pregnant girlfriend’s mouth. She wanted to keep the baby. He did not want that. He shoved crushed drugs down her throat. She fought him off. She ran to call for help. He took her phone. He hung up the call. She eventually escaped to a hospital. She lost the baby. This happened in December 2024. Abbas was sentenced earlier this month. He got six months in prison. Marjorie Dannenfelser is the president of SBA Pro-Life America. She told Fox News Digital this sentence is too light. She said the law has not caught up with these drugs. She called the outcome a reflection of our culture.
Abbas used his estranged wife’s ID to get the pills. He obtained mifepristone and misoprostol illegally. These drugs end early pregnancies. Mifepristone blocks a needed hormone. Misoprostol causes contractions. Current FDA rules allow mail-order prescriptions. Patients do not need to see a doctor in person. Abbas invited Jona Affholder to his home. He offered her hot chocolate and tea. This was out of character for them. He held her down in bed. He forced the powder into her mouth. Affholder wrote about this in a Daily Wire op-ed. She tried to rinse the drugs out. He restrained her to let them work. She went to the hospital after he let her go. She began hemorrhaging there. She ultimately miscarried.
Abbas pleaded no contest in May 2026. He faced four felony charges. These included identity fraud and drug distribution. Prosecutors dropped abduction charges. They also dropped evidence tampering charges. The state said he threw pills from his car. Dannenfelser compared this to rape penalties in Ohio. Rape can mean life in prison. This attack got only six months. A similar case happened in Texas in 2024. Mason Herring slipped pills into his wife’s drink. He also got six months. Her baby survived but had delays. Dannenfelser said pro-choice advocates stayed silent. She asked where the feminists were. Planned Parenthood has not commented on this case. They have condemned non-consensual drug use generally.
Senator Bernie Moreno joined the criticism. He wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche. He called the tragedy hell on earth. He blamed Biden-era mail-in policies. He demanded federal action. Dannenfelser echoed this demand. She said the Justice Department must act. She referenced comments from a Dallas convention. She said people pushing pills will be disappointed. The money trail here is clear. The drugs were mailed. The ID was stolen. The sentence was short. The victim lost her child. The system allowed it to happen. You can now see the gap in the law. You can see the lack of accountability. You have the facts for your next conversation.